Spring Fever (Posted On: Thursday, March 11, 2010)

March means end of season clearance sales and the best place to start looking for classy clothing is Christie’s in Downtown Collingwood at 93 Hurontario Street where you can find a great selection of clothing for men, women and children at up to 80% off. Brand names include Lacoste, Lole, Cutter & Buck, Tribal, Tommy Bahama and lots more. Christie’s is open every day from 9am – 5:30 pm and on Sunday from Noon – 4. Call 705.445.2761 for more information.

On March 31st Azzurra will start offering their $25 dollar five course Piccolo Pranzo. It is available on Wednesdays and Thursdays and they will still have one dollar corkage for bring your own wine on Tuesdays. The Piccolo Pranzo is a really great value menu that Azzurra runs run every spring and fall. The five course menu consists of: Antipasti; Caesar OR Green salad; Soup; Pastas (choice between three); Dessert (choice between three) along with a discounted corkage fee for "bring your own wine" of ten dollars on those nights only. For more information click here.

Last chance for Lobster romance. On Friday evening (March 12th) Chef Roger Genoe of the Ravenna Country Marketing will be giving a free demonstration and you can learn how to make a gourmet Lobster dinner from start to finish. The demonstration is free but pre registration is recommended. Click for more details.

Everyone has heard that water is good for you and when you’re trying to lose weight, how important drinking a lot of water is. Check out Sarah Heiple’s Good Energy Blog as Sarah explains just how much water you should be drinking.

The much anticipated new library is set to open on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010. The official Grand Opening will be scheduled for May. For more information click here.

Blue Mountain Resort is excited to announce that a $2.5 million dollar project, to expand summer attractions at the resort, is underway. Construction of the first two attractions will commence in early spring 2010 with the intention of opening in late summer 2010. The first stage of Blue Mountain’s new attractions park will include Ontario’s only Alpine-Coaster, as well as a Mini Golf Course designed with the landscape of the escarpment in mind.

For adrenaline junkies, the Alpine-Coaster seats up to 2 people at a time and puts the rider in the driver’s seat, literally, controlling the speed and velocity at which the cart travels down the escarpment. Prepare for an exhilarating ride with the track starting at the top of the Glades area zigzagging you down through the trees into the Village area of the resort, ending at the top of Grand Central Lodge.

With Spring around the corner and warmer temperatures, it brings with it some interesting smells. As you drive through Sunnidale Corners on Highway 26, before you give your companion in the car a dirty look, you might want to know that the wonderful smell is the leftover cabbage from the fall harvest thawing.

A very good friend of ours, Duncan Mackinnon, sent this link from the Boston Globe. It is a photo summary of the last 73 days of torchbearers bringing the flame closer to its final destination in Vancouver's BC Place to light the Olympic Cauldron and signal the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Check out the beauty of these pictures and enjoy being Canadian.

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